Re: C's need to make the correct decisions

[Elgin W Booth <ewbooth@cisunix.unh.edu>]

Good post, I would take Martin and Fizer as overall better players than
Walker (taking shooting, rebounding, and teamwork) into account. 

I don't think we have the players to play uptempo right now. The
personnel is not suited to Pitino's style. We need guys with more
athleticism who can successfully run a fast break. I would love to sign
Kendall Gill in the offseason, I know someone brought it up before. Battie
and Pierce are our most athletic guys, and Battie is among the most
uncoordinated players in the NBA (drops a lot of passes and rebounds,
travels).

I like Kenny at the point, he just needs a good backup to push him like
Cleaves or Guyton or Avery (he came out too early) and he will be more
effective. I like Fortson, but if we could get someone good in a sign and
trade (doubtful), then I would do it.

Pierce, Pot, and Griffin are keepers. Pot's ability to hit that little
jumper will be a great asset for years. I think he is more suited to
coming off the bench though if we had a more talented team.

On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 MetNut9@aol.com wrote:

> Here's the deal, the Celtics are set at very few slots
> 
> Starters    Bench
> c-Pot
> PF          Battie
> SF Pierce   Griffin
> SG
> PG
> 
> After that, this is not a team of winners. The Celtics can win with Pot at Center, and Pierce should be a small forward, he is to slow to be a shooting guard. Then there are two players coming off the bench that can be pretty good, Battie and Griffin. The rest, forget it, bums. Notice i left Walker out? And Anderson(no D). What i would do at this point is trade walker for one of the two first picks if at all possible. Take either Martin or Fizer. Either way, it is an improvment, and a inside presence that is needed. Then I would trade Anderson for future considerations, or some form of a shooting guard. Please don't mention cheaney, there is a reason the Wiz took Hamilton last year. With the 10th pick or whatever we end up with, i would use it to trade it to the Timberwolves for William Avery. The guy is stuck behind Terrell Brandon, playing 2 minutes a game. Give him the rheins, and let him play the point. he plays D, he's got a shot, he just needs the minutes. He will be a!
n !
> !
> improvement at the point, not right away, but eventually. Then at all possible, sign and trade Fortson for a banger(back up center, not a short powerforward like Fortson) to come in and uses up 6 fouls, and rips the opposing centers head off. There are so many options available for the Celtics, but they have to be agressive. they are not going to win with this group, and they are not going to win with Walker. He could be great somewhere else, but at this point, he needs to go. Trade him for a pick worth our time. Imagine this line up?
> 
> POT
> Martin
> Pierce
> Whoever we get at SG
> Avery
> 
> Far superior defensively, throw in an expirienced shooting guard, and all of a sudden you have a team. But we can dream cause pitino will wimp out!
> 
> derek
>